Abbiss, J.(University of Canterbury. School of Maori, Social and Cultural Studies in Education., 2005)

An exploration of how year 12 students in a New Zealand high school make meaning of their experiences
of different specialist IT (information technology) courses shows that gender identity is a potent factor in ...

Around the world educators, policy makers, and others share a universal goal to ensure that all learners reach their full potential; we seek best practices to prepare educators and leaders to improve student learning, ...

The field of adult learning and education has a rich and diverse history, and those of us working in the field are privileged to be able to draw on a range of traditions. This paper identifies some of these traditions, ...

Small, D.(University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Human Development, 2001)

If there is one thing we can be sure of about the motives of the perpetrators of the attacks on New York and Washington on the 11th of September, 2001, it is that they viewed their acts as retaliation. Retaliation is the ...

Grimley, M.(University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Human Development, 2010)

It is important that educators understand the effect of digital immersion on their learners,
especially if educational establishments, such as schools, are to keep pace with the changing
digital culture. If contemporary ...

New Zealand (NZ) has a rapidly expanding health information technology (IT)
development industry and wideranging
use of informatics, especially in the primary
health sector. The New Zealand government through the National ...

Rietveld, C.M.(University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Human Development, 2009)

Discrepancies have been known to occur between parents and teachers’ reports of inclusion and children’s actual experiences of inclusion. This qualitative study of 3 children with Down Syndrome (DS) and their peers (aged ...

Cleary, S.; Conner, L.(University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Leadership, 2015)

Science teaching has come under scrutiny in the last three years in New Zealand as a result
of disparities in participation and achievement of Māori and Pasifika learners, those from
low socio-economic backgrounds, ...

Cleary, S.; Conner, L.(University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and LeadershipUniversity of Canterbury. College Office (Education, Health and Human Development), 2015)

Science teaching has come under scrutiny in the last three years in New Zealand as a result of disparities in participation and achievement of Māori and Pasifika learners, those from low socio-economic backgrounds, learners ...

Currently the New Zealand school system is undergoing changes as it introduces a new national curriculum. The New Zealand Curriculum is focussed on outcomes and provides the underlying philosophy, guidelines and framework ...

How to best address the professional learning needs of those aspiring to leadership roles in schools is an im-portant issue. Robust evaluation practices are needed to determine the quality of current provisions and identify ...

Basu, A.; Finsterwader, J.; O'Steen, B.; Sutherland, D.(University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and LeadershipUniversity of Canterbury. Management, Marketing, and EntrepreneurshipUniversity of Canterbury. School of Health Sciences, 2014)

The critical role played by the third sector organisations is becoming increasingly visible across the world, particularly in developing countries and in solving “wicked problems” — a phrase for intractable problems described ...